XU RECEIVES LSU ALUMNI ASSOCIATION RISING FACULTY RESEARCH AWARD

On May 3, Kehui “Kevin” Xu, assistant professor, Department of Oceanography & Coastal
Sciences, received the LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award for 2017.
The honor recognizes faculty at the rank of assistant professor who have “outstanding
records of scholarship and published research” and includes a $5,000 cash award. Xu
and other recipients were honored at a reception at the LSU Lod Cook Alumni Center.